Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
Republic of Korea Marine Maj. In Hyun Kim listens and offers suggestions during a leadership meeting with U.S. Marines July 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. “This is the first time (my unit’s Marines) have met any U.S. Marines, so I am excited and anxious to see how U.S. Marines conduct battle procedures and training,”......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
U.S. Marine Capt. Jacob O. Gray, left, coordinates with ROK Marine staff members after a leadership meeting July 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. KMEP 14-12 is one iteration in a series of combined training exercises that enhance interoperability between ROK and U.S. Marine forces. Gray is an Essex Junction, Vermont, native......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
U.S. Marine Sgt. Calvin D. Kizzee, a Houston, Texas, native, attends a combined leadership meeting July 21 prior to the start of Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. During the meeting, staff members discussed training dates and made alterations to not only accommodate inclement weather conditions, but also maximize the Marines’ use of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines attend a leadership meeting to finalize training plans July 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. During the meeting, staff members discussed training dates and made alterations to not only accommodate inclement weather conditions, but also maximize the Marines’ use of available assets to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
U.S. Marines attend a leadership meeting July 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea, prior to a combined arms live-fire exercise with their ROK counterparts. “Whenever you bring two units together from different services, much less different countries, there will be some changes,” said U.S. Marine Maj. Daniel J.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.21.2014
Key leaders with the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 attend a meeting to finalize training plans July 21 at 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. During the meeting, staff members discussed training dates and made alterations to not only accommodate inclement weather conditions, but also maximize the Marines’ use of available assets to increase training time.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.15.2014
Sgt. Alex Mendoza, left, takes accountability of Marines after debarking from a high-speed vessel July 15 at Pohang, Gyeongsang, Republic of Korea. The Marines are in South Korea to participate in Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12. KMEP is a regularly scheduled bilateral training exercise that consists of military operations in urban terrain, combat lifesaving techniques, basic breeching......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Adeline Smith | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.15.2014
Marines load assault amphibious vehicles to be transported to Camp Mujuk July 15 for Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at Pohang, Gyeongsang, Republic of Korea. KMEP is a regularly scheduled bilateral training exercise that consists of military operations in urban terrain, combat lifesaving techniques, basic breeching and a combined arms live-fire event with ROK Marines to increase......
